Civil Air Patrol Search and Rescue Mission Coordinator Video (1972)

Started by Cindi, February 14, 2012, 08:45:11 AM

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Cindi

Civil Air Patrol Search and Rescue Mission Coordinator video (1972) with actor Robert Lansing (1928-1994):

Civil Air Patrol - SAR Mission Coordinator
 (1972)


cpyahoo

Boy!  That one will take you back!!!

Any chance of an updated version.  Maybe Christopher Walken as the narrator.  Harrison Ford as the IC.  Daniel Craig as the gritty mission pilot.   ;D

Cindi

Quote from: cpyahoo on February 14, 2012, 08:12:14 PM
Boy!  That one will take you back!!!

Any chance of an updated version.  Maybe Christopher Walken as the narrator.  Harrison Ford as the IC.  Daniel Craig as the gritty mission pilot.   ;D

Christoper Walken would be an excellent choice as narrator! Walken in 2007: "I was eating in a restaurant in Singapore, and an Asian couple was at the next table, and the guy turned to me and he said, 'Chris, you know what this salad needs?' I said, 'What?' He said, 'More cowbell.'

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Persona non grata

I I was a chick I would have said  " I did not like the part where that lady got that dude a cup of coffe"

I found the acting very funny.  If I picked up the phone today(as the alert officer) at that time, my wife would be like "who the hell is calling this time of day"  If I askEd her to go get me a drink like the little wifey she should be, I would have two black eyes and would not be allowed to go play >:D.
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Mitchell 1969

I know this is old, but some might be interested to know that at least one, maybe two of the "actors" were actual CAP people.

The Mission Coordinator walls over and talks to the female officer, addressing her as "Dee."
That was Delight Miller, CA WG Operations staff.

When they send out the ground personnel, I think the first guy in the orange cap is Tom Valenzuela of the former Group 15 staff.

I don't think the takeoff shots were done at Chino, despite that being the "base." Looks to remote and the runway has poor surface.

I remember when this film
Came out. I was assigned to CA WG HQ. Giant howls of laughter ensued. Everybody wanted to know where CAP had been hiding that search base - none of us had ever seen it.
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skipperdan

You say, "I did not like the part where that lady got that dude a cup of coffe".

This CAP officer has an environment where his family supports his committment to the Civil Air Patrol.  This is the way that it should be!  I assume that she put his dinner in the microwave when he returned home from the mission instead of saying, "your dinner is cold".

PS:  As an AOBD, I  spent 12 hours this past Saturday from 0730 to 1930 (local) working with four aircrews and two ground teams for an ES Training Mission.  This does not include the many other hours that I spent searching for potential targets, coordinating with the Project Leader, and coordinating with the Incident Commander.

denverpilot

Quote from: skipperdan on August 06, 2012, 08:42:02 PM
This CAP officer has an environment where his family supports his committment to the Civil Air Patrol.  This is the way that it should be!  I assume that she put his dinner in the microwave when he returned home from the mission instead of saying, "your dinner is cold".

Microwave ovens weren't all that common in 1972. ;)

Stonewall

I know this video has been posted at least twice before (once by me  ;)), but it still rocks!

Brings back memories to my 1st encampment in 1987 when I saw it on a big screen and all I could think was "wow, how BA is this".
Serving since 1987.

Майор Хаткевич

Quote from: denverpilot on August 07, 2012, 01:21:27 AM
Quote from: skipperdan on August 06, 2012, 08:42:02 PM
This CAP officer has an environment where his family supports his committment to the Civil Air Patrol.  This is the way that it should be!  I assume that she put his dinner in the microwave when he returned home from the mission instead of saying, "your dinner is cold".

Microwave ovens weren't all that common in 1972. ;)

Rotary phone!

PHall

Quote from: usafaux2004 on August 07, 2012, 02:47:15 AM
Quote from: denverpilot on August 07, 2012, 01:21:27 AM
Quote from: skipperdan on August 06, 2012, 08:42:02 PM
This CAP officer has an environment where his family supports his committment to the Civil Air Patrol.  This is the way that it should be!  I assume that she put his dinner in the microwave when he returned home from the mission instead of saying, "your dinner is cold".

Microwave ovens weren't all that common in 1972. ;)

Rotary phone!

Oh, there were touch-tone phones around in 1972, but you paid extra for them. Remember, the phone company owned the phones back then.

Майор Хаткевич

Quote from: PHall on August 07, 2012, 02:56:02 AM
Quote from: usafaux2004 on August 07, 2012, 02:47:15 AM
Quote from: denverpilot on August 07, 2012, 01:21:27 AM
Quote from: skipperdan on August 06, 2012, 08:42:02 PM
This CAP officer has an environment where his family supports his committment to the Civil Air Patrol.  This is the way that it should be!  I assume that she put his dinner in the microwave when he returned home from the mission instead of saying, "your dinner is cold".

Microwave ovens weren't all that common in 1972. ;)

Rotary phone!

Oh, there were touch-tone phones around in 1972, but you paid extra for them. Remember, the phone company owned the phones back then.

My mom was born in 1971, so I don't remember much from back then.  ;D

SarDragon

Quote from: PHall on August 07, 2012, 02:56:02 AMOh, there were touch-tone phones around in 1972, but you paid extra for them. Remember, the phone company owned the phones back then.

I've had a touch-tone phone in my residence since 1969.

As for the microwave, we had commercial Litton units in our college dorm lounges in 1967.
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Garibaldi

Quote from: SarDragon on August 07, 2012, 05:35:00 AM
Quote from: PHall on August 07, 2012, 02:56:02 AMOh, there were touch-tone phones around in 1972, but you paid extra for them. Remember, the phone company owned the phones back then.

I've had a touch-tone phone in my residence since 1969.

As for the microwave, we had commercial Litton units in our college dorm lounges in 1967.

as of 1998, at least, touch-tone was optional in Michigan. You actually had to pay extra for it.
Still a major after all these years.
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PHall

Quote from: Garibaldi on August 07, 2012, 10:51:50 AMas of 1998, at least, touch-tone was optional in Michigan. You actually had to pay extra for it.

I'm calling BS on this one.

When mechanical telephone switches were in use, then yes, they charged extra because an adapter was needed to translate the tones to pulses so they would work with the switch.

But when electronic switches came into use the adapter was no longer needed. The Public Utilities Commissions in most states ruled that if the adapter wasn't needed, the telephone companies could not charge extra for touch-tone service.

But what do I know, I've only worked for Pacific Telephone-Pacific Bell- SBC Pacific Bell-SBC-AT&T since 1980.

EMT-83

But the last Strowger switch was in use in Michigan until 2003.  ;)

HGjunkie

Quote from: skipperdan on August 06, 2012, 08:42:02 PM
You say, "I did not like the part where that lady got that dude a cup of coffe".

This CAP officer has an environment where his family supports his committment to the Civil Air Patrol.  This is the way that it should be!  I assume that she put his dinner in the microwave when he returned home from the mission instead of saying, "your dinner is cold".

PS:  As an AOBD, I  spent 12 hours this past Saturday from 0730 to 1930 (local) working with four aircrews and two ground teams for an ES Training Mission.  This does not include the many other hours that I spent searching for potential targets, coordinating with the Project Leader, and coordinating with the Incident Commander.

Was that in FL by any chance Sir?
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Pretty cool.  I joined CAP as a cadet in either 1972 or 1973 so this video is basically from my cadet era. 

I found the profiling of the pilot interesting.  Almost reminded me of a crime drama.  I never knew that was part of the process. Perhaps before ELTs were common?

I also liked the variety of flight suits they were wearing.  Quite an assortment that would send some current uniform crazies into a tizzy.  >:D
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